Go to Post If you squeeze cost out hard enough, any component can become a failure point. - EricVanWyk [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > Old Forum Archives > 2000
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
 
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #2   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 23-06-2002, 23:17
archiver archiver is offline
Forum Archival System
#0047 (ChiefDelphi)
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Pontiac, MI
Posts: 21,214
archiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond reputearchiver has a reputation beyond repute
To Stomp Worms

Posted by Dodd Stacy.

Engineer on team #95, Lebanon Robotics Team, from Lebanon High School and CRREL/CREARE.

Posted on 6/22/2000 7:51 AM MST


In Reply to: What else do we want? posted by Andy Baker on 6/22/2000 7:12 AM MST:



Andy,

I think we should have complete freedom with the mechanical output of the armature for ALL of the motors in the kit. I've never understood why we should be restricted to leaving the worm gear output unaltered on the door, window, and seat motors.

I agree with limiting the performance envelope by allowing only use of motors supplied in the kit. That's like limiting size and weight. But we should be able to treat stators and rotors as components, as long as we don't begin rewinding, changing magnets, etc., ie: changing the performance curves. (Other than staying in the cooler parts of the map. We should be able to use as many cooling fans as we want, too - not for thrust, tho', Joe)

Teams with lots of people/time/shop/$ resources can go off and really optimize the application of these little motors' performance potential to the FIRST game task at hand, and less endowed teams can continue to innovate with methods for mounting and adapting the wormed-down output from these fairly stout and reliable packaged units. Put the two different bots head to head in a match, and who knows how it will go?

My 2 cents. I'll probably expand the wish list.

Dodd

: Last year, FIRST asked the question: 'what else do you want to use to build your robots?'

: We said that we wanted more freedom with gears, sprockets and belts... we wanted more freedom with materials... and we wanted the ability to use aluminum extrusions.

: And FIRST delivered! I think that they suprised us all when they allowed us these freedoms.

: So, now I ask...

: What else do we want?

: Unlimited bearing use?
: More freedom with plastics?
: To be able to use ANY adhesive?

: What do YOU think?

: Andy B.


__________________
This message was archived from an earlier forum system. Some information may have been left out. Start new discussion in the current forums, and refer back to these threads when necessary.
 


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 18:29.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi